[Sca-cooks] Huh? boiled down fruit juices plus sugar?

[Volker Bach]

Am Samstag, 18. Februar 2006 09:16 schrieb Stefan li Rous:
> Gunthar commented:
>
> Not sure if it was served in Germany, but a popular beverage
> throughout the
> period was to boil down fruit juices and sugar into a syrup and then mix
> with either hot or cold water.
> <<<
>
> Really? I don't remember that ever coming up in discussions here
> before. "throughout the period"? and "sugar"? Which period? The way
> you've written this, it sounds like you mean our entire period of
> study. To me, that sounds unlikely for Europe. But if this could be
> documented as period for Europe and popular there, it would be
> wonderful.

I can document thwe syrupo cooking part for Germany c. 1500. As to 'popular' - 
it made a cookbook, which indicates a degree of poularity. 

Unfortunately, I can't document the use of water with it. 

Giano


	

	
		
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